Special Issues

Healthcare publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Potentially Inappropriate Medications and the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Patients
edited by , Olga Laosa and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8115 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacovigilance; elderly; adverse drug reactions; adverse drugs events; inappropriate prescribing; patient safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Cardiovascular Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7236 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular epidemiology; machine learning; cardiovascular disease; data science
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Social, Economic and Political Determinants of Health and Health Equity
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6811 | Submission Open
Keywords: population health; health inequity; health equity; healthcare; health research; health policy; community health; social drivers of health; community mobilization; public policy; health disparities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Hematologic Challenges in Anesthesiology and Critical Care submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6510 | Submission Open
Keywords: anemia; red blood cell transfusion; sepsis-induced coagulopathy; trauma-induced coagulopathy; disseminated intravascular coagulation; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; therapeutic plasma exchange; bleeding; anticoagulation; hematologic testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
Patient-Reported Measures
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6349 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-reported measures; Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs); Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs); consumer self-reporting tools/instruments; patient satisfaction; patient perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
New Advances in Health Technology for Women
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6238 | Submission Open
Keywords: women’ s health; pregnancy; ultrasound; cell-free DNA; whole-exome sequencing; high-intensity focused ultrasound; pelvic embolization; robotic surgery; reproduction; cancer; menopause; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Supporting Self-Management in People with Chronic Conditions: Results from the COMPAR-EU Project
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6005 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-management support; self-management interventions; chronic conditions; patient empowerment
Emerging Developments in Integrative and Complementary Medicine: Advancements in Research and Clinical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5803 | Submission Open
Keywords: acupuncture and moxibustion; Chinese herbs and dietetics; Qigong and Tai Chi; tuina and cupping; auriculotherapy; hand acupuncture; and reflexology; automatic diagnosis systems; laser and electrical stimulation of acupoints; meditation and focused intention; biofield phenomena; other CAM modalities
Midwifery Care: Improvement of Maternal and Newborn Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5480 | Submission Open
Keywords: midwifery care; midwifery education; childbirth experience; antenatal care; postpartum/postnatal care; breastfeeding; perinatal mental health; mother-infant bonding/attachment; preterm birth/preterm infant; motherhood/parenthood; bioethics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Orthopedic Implant-Associated Infections: Unlocking the Secrets of Prevention and Treatment
edited by and Biagio Moretti
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5425 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone infection; arthroplasty; trauma; prevention; surgical treatment; antibiotic; biofilms; biomarkers; organism(s)
Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Healthcare for the People with Neurodegenerative Diseases submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4171 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; disease modifying treatment; prevention; neurorehabilitation; neuroimaging; neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer’ s disease and other dementias; Parkinson’ s disease; motor neuron disease; multiple system atrophy; progressive supranuclear palsy; multiple sclerosis; Huntington's disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Physical Activity in Vulnerable Groups
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4115 | Submission Open
Keywords: Physical Activity; Vulnerable Groups; Health Outcomes  
Risk and Protective Factors for Developing Musculoskeletal Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3712 | Submission Open
Keywords: back pain; neck pain; shoulder disorders; carpal tunnel syndrome; sickness absence; disability retirement; risk factors; occupational factors; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Nutrition and the Socio-Environmental Context
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3697 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; intervention; social; determinants; health; chronic; contextual
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain in the Perspective of Human Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3584 | Submission Open
Keywords: Low Back Pain (LBP); diagnosis; prognosis; medication; non-pharmacological therapy; comprehensive rehabilitation; guidelines on physiotherapy; role of physical activity; quality of life; prevention
Sexual Functioning, Sexual Satisfaction and Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3428 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual functioning; sexual satisfaction; sexual response; sexual desire; sexual excitation; orgasm; sexual health
Diagnosis and Treatment for Women's Health: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3107 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecology; gynecology surgery; female healthcare; endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer; mini-invasive surgery; laparoscopy; robotic surgery; hysteroscopy; ultrasound; cervical screening; preventive screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Healthcare and Orofacial Pain Management submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3035 | Submission Open
Keywords: orofacial pain; pain medicine; pain assesment; temporomandibular disorders; physiotherapy; biopsychological; bruxism; Dc/TMD; chronic and acute orofacial pain; musculoskeletal disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Chemsex, LGBTIQ+ and Mental Disorders submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2989 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemsex; drugs; mental health; substance use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Transcultural Migrations for Health Professions submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2715 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain drain; credentialing; codes of ethics; economics of migration; healthcare professionals; mutual recognition; nurse migration; nurse mobility; regulation
Diving and Hyperbaric Physiology, Safety, and Medical Healthcare submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2529 | Submission Open
Keywords: diving pathophysiology; decompression illnesses; decompression algorithms; breath-hold diving; extreme environments; telemedicine
Healthcare Policy, Inequity, and Systems Research submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; health policy; healthcare inequity; systems research; access to healthcare; universal health coverage; health policy programs; public health interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)
Research into Women's Health and Care Disparities submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open
Keywords: women's health; care disparities; gender disparities; health equity; intersectionality; access to healthcare; diagnosis and treatment patterns; health outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Research Advances in Liver Disease
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2073 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatitis C virus; hepatitis B virus; cirrhosis; alcoholic liver disease; hepatocellular; carcinoma; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; metabolic fatty liver disease; fatty liver disease; steatosis; screening; biomarkers; FIB-4; informatics; epidemiology; direct acting antivirals; obesity; community partnerships; disparities
Physical Activity and Sport: Health Benefits and Contribution to Public Health
edited by Sergio González-Espinosa and David Mancha-Triguero
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2013 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease prevention; health; physical activity; mental health; childhood diseases; elderly diseases; high-performance athletes; injury recovery; sports training methods; health markers
Management Topics in Medical Rehabilitation
edited by and Amit Kosto
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2006 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitation; outcome measures; rehabilitation management; rehabilitation settings; quality; effectiveness; inpatient rehabilitation; outpatient rehabilitation; community-based rehabilitation; disability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Instruments and Measures for Health, Education, and Sport Research
edited by , and Sara Manganelli
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1937 | Submission Open
Keywords: instruments; assessment; validation
Relationship between Musculoskeletal Problems and Quality of Life
edited by Nikolaos Strimpakos
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open
Keywords: health-related quality of life; musculoskeletal pain; musculoskeletal disorders; orthopedic patients; chronic musculoskeletal pain; rehabilitation; satisfaction; health status; sleep disturbance; mental health
Evaluation and Potential of Effective Decision-Making in Healthcare
edited by Marion Sabine Rauner and Doris A. Behrens
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; system analysis; decision-making; policy modelling; decision-support systems; cost-effectiveness analysis; simulation
Prevention and Control of Occupational Hazards in the Health Care Sector: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open
Keywords: health care workers; healthcare; occupational hazards; physical hazards; chemical hazards; biological hazards; COVID-19; psychosocial hazards; burnout syndrome; violence; occupational stress; ergonomic hazards; vaccine coverage; vaccine hesitancy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medics)
Pain Management in Healthcare Practice
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1538 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain; acute pain; chronic pain; older adults; depression; non-pharmacological; exercise; healthcare; home care; dyadic pain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pain Management)
Health, Sport, Physical Activity and Education: Innovations in Improving the Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical education; health promotion; psychology; physical activity; pedagogical models; active methodologies; lifestyle
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis in Healthcare
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied statistics; data analysis; data linkage; spatial analysis; geographic mapping; access to health care; healthcare inequalities; health equity; health services research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Current Strategies and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; prevention; control measures; current strategies; future perspectives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Health Assessment of Nutrient Intake and Food Security
edited by Ying Xiao and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; food safety; eating pattern; disease; food processing; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Quality of Life and Mental Health of People with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses in the Digital Era
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: telehealth; m-health; e-health; social media; disability; chronic illness; quality of life; well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Application and Trustworthy Training of Artificial Intelligence submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Wearable Computing Technologies for Healthcare Management submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Effects of Oral Health on Wellbeing and Quality of Life: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: wellbeing; quality of life; quality of life related to oral health; HIV/AIDS; children; elderly; degenerative diseases; oral lesions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Leveraging ChatGPT and Large Language Models for Healthcare Advancements: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: ChatGPT; artificial intelligence; large language models; healthcare
Healthcare Big Data and Innovation in Health Management
edited by and Chengliang Liu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Health Service Interventions in Musculoskeletal Disorders submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthopedic surgery; musculoskeletal disorders; conservative treatment; rehabilitation; healthcare services; patient outcomes; evidence-based practice; surgical interventions; non-surgical treatment; quality of life
Research on Emotional and Cognitive Development in Children
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; adolescents; emotional development; cognitive development; neurodevelopment disorder; typical development
Primary Care in the Prevention, Treatment and Control of Cardiovascular Disease
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; treatment; prevention; primary care; digital health
Narrative in Health and Social Care: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: narrative medicine; narrative research; narrative medicine and narrative research in health and social care; narrative tools in health and social care; narrative medicine and narrative research in disability studies; narrative in the doctor– patient relationship; narrative and identity; narrative writing and psychotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Research on Wellbeing and Health for Vulnerable Populations submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open
Keywords: indigenous healthhealthy agingwomen and childrens’ healthchronic diseasesacute healthcarehealthcare systemhealth policy and regulationhealth equity and social justicehealth industryhealth technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section School Health)
Data Driven Insights in Healthcare submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2350 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven health insights; health data mining; health care analytics; health informatics; data-driven patient insights; health care modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
From Bench to Bed: The Challenge of Kidney Stones in Healthcare
edited by and Khashayar Sakhaee
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney stones; hyperoxaluria; hypercalciuria; epidemiology; metabolic assessment; crystalluria; stone analysis; medical management; shockwave lithotripsy; percutaneous nephrolithotomy; ureteroscopy; surgical management genetics
Current and Future Directions in the Prevention and Treatment of HPV-Related Diseases
edited by , and Mariangela Valentina Puci
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: human papillomavirus (HPV); HPV-screening; HPV vaccination; methylation; self-sampling collection; cervical cancer
Second Edition of Advancing Research on Emergency Care submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: simulation training; learning; health personnel; bystanders; emergency care; prehospital; emergency hospital service
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
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